Tips & Tricks

On their own, death scarabs are unlikely to kill a character capable of reaching the Tomb. However, their presence makes combat with any of the Tomb's other inhabitants significantly more dangerous. Unless you play an undead character, their irresistible slow attacks magnify the number of actions enemies get between your actions, and their erratic swarming behavior often blocks attacks against more serious foes. When possible, kill them at range before they get a chance to affect you, and give yourself time to recover after a fight so you don't find yourself getting tormented while slow and injured.

Their undead nature makes them immune to poison. They lack any fire or cold resistance, however, making Freezing Cloud and Fireball excellent (if noisy) methods for defeating them from a distance.

They are very, very effective allies when raised with Animate Dead. A small pack will murder greater mummies without breaking a sweat. (It helps that they focus on murdering instead of zipping around like they do when alive.)